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Man accused of using keylogger to spy on colleagues, log in to their personal accounts and watch them at home

Malwarebytes

According to the lawsuit, Bathula is alleged to have planted spyware on at least 400 computers in clinics, treatment rooms, and labs at the University of Maryland Medical Center where he worked. ” But spyware is a threat for people outside the workplace too. Don’t reuse passwords. Use a password manager.

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“Hello pervert” sextortion scam includes new threat of Pegasus—and a picture of your home

Malwarebytes

After using passwords obtained from one of the countless breaches as a lure to trick victims into paying, the “Hello pervert” sextortion scammers have recently introduced two new pressure tactics: Name-dropping the infamous Pegasus spyware and adding pictures of your home environment. It works well on Android, iOS, and Windows.

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Understanding and Recognizing Tech Abuse

SecureWorld News

A common example of this is surveillance. We normalize the use of surveilling and tracking young people through "parentware" or spyware (software which allows someone to see what someone else is doing on their device) and apps which enable the tracking of someone's location. Use good passwords.

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Top Methods Use By Hackers to Bypass Two-Factor Authentication

Hacker's King

Call forwarding, Botnets, Spyware: Securing Devices and Networks More sophisticated methods of bypassing 2FA involve compromising the user’s device. Additionally, using botnets or spyware can allow hackers to access the user’s device, monitor activities, and extract sensitive information, including 2FA codes.